Managua vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	937K	689K

The cost of living in Managua is 71% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6728th and 790th ($738 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 733rd in Nicaragua and the United States, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6714th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Nashville

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	Managua	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$30520

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494